Southwest Life

Health

1 test, 2 bills – both costly

arbitrary, often expensive

December 21, 2014

Health

Feel young, live longer

vs. perceived age is matter of life, death

December 21, 2014

Travel

The calm of the wild

Patagonia’s storms, a prized view is elusive, but something better is found

December 20, 2014

Travel

Eager to hop a plane to Havana? Hold on

A trio of people on a motorcycle and sidecar drive past the “Semester at Sea” cruise ship docked in Havana’s…

December 20, 2014

Travel

The subtle influence of others on your flight

If someone in the seat next to you on a flight buys something, researchers say you are 30 percent more…

December 20, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “The new ski towback, which has been under construction for several weeks, has been completed and is…

December 19, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “The log structure at the Columbine Summer Ranger Station near Cascade is almost completed and is expected…

December 18, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Never was a governor more cordially received than was Gov. Ralph Carr at Durango at the banquet…

December 17, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “I, mayor of Durango, do hereby proclaim Dec. 17, 1939 FINLAND Day in this city and I…

December 16, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Jim Shaffer, Durango, drove his 1928 model pickup truck into a moving Rio Grande engine at the…

December 15, 2014

Health

Email stress? Give it a rest

Limiting how often you open your inbox can improve health

December 14, 2014

Health

Narcotic painkillers are used more, longer

Overdoses involving these types of drugs are the leading cause of accidental death

December 14, 2014

Health

Focus on looks can foil weight loss

A team of researchers at Waginengen University in Netherlands found that paying too much attention to your appearance can impair…

December 14, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

The practitioners at Pura Vida Healthcare will host a free afternoon of 20-minute sessions and classes from noon to 5…

December 14, 2014

Health

Be a smart cookie

Strategies to savor holiday treats without overindulging

December 14, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “A boxing card calling for 28 rounds of ring fighting has been slated for Durango. Both main…

December 14, 2014

And the West is History

“Claude Cunningham and Mrs. Marshall Karr are shown with La Plata County Commissioners Claude Deering, John Ferguson and Emmet Hott…

December 13, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Flu, mumps and whooping cough have assumed proportions in the Durango schools, 83 out of an enrollment…

December 12, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Roger Harry Norris of the local Forest Service has just returned from a 10-day trip into the…

December 11, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “The Forest Service makes a plea to dwellers on private land within the bounds of the national…

December 10, 2014

And the West is History

This is Snyder Dorm for boys on the Old Fort Lewis site, when it served as a high school in…

December 9, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Jim Stephens, 73-year-old Mancos man, was found guilty of first-degree murder and condemned to death by a…

December 8, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Flames practically razed the McDonald Produce Company building at 6th Street and Railroad this morning and destroyed…

December 7, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

Caleb Gates, licensed acupuncturist, will give a presentation called “Resolving Allergies, Food Sensitivities and Sinusitis Using Advanced Allergy Therapeutics.” This…

December 7, 2014